Ceramic



Feb. 5, 1929.

R. B. SHERMAN CERAMIC Filed June 29, 1927 FWG. 5

KNVENTOR R. B. DHERMQN $41 M W 7mm GTTO RN EH5 Patented Feb. 5, 1929. V

UNITED STATES v 1 ,701,313 PATENT" OFFICE.

ROGER B. SHERMAN, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CERAMIC.

I Application filed June 29, 1927i Serial No. 202,241.

surface thereof.

My invention consists in the steps of'the method and the resulting product hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of the specification: j

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vase to which .my invention is applied.

Figure-2 is a vertical cross sectionthereof on the lines 22 of Fig. 1. I

Figure'3 is a front elevation of a vase with parts broken away, showing a modified form of my invention. 1

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a tile, on an enlarged scale. v I

Figure 5 is an edge View of a enlarged scale.

In the drawings 1 designates a vase of any desired or preferred construction. The same maybe of any plastic material used in making vases and the same may be either sun dried or burnt, although usually burnt and unglazed vases are preferred.

Suppose that the vase is to receive a surface ornamentation of a geometrical pattern around the central zone 2, as shown in Fig. 1, zone 2 is formed by usingsmall rectangular shaped glazed tiles 3 of different colors to make the pattern, as will be understood.

The tile 3 consists of a body portion 3 and aglazed surface 3. The tiles are preferably very thin. A plastic composition of clay 4 is applied on the reverse side of the tile by any convenient means, such as a trowel, and the same is then stuckonthe vase inits proper place andthus the pattern is built up. It should be noted here that the size of the tiles is immaterial since they extend in either direction of the middle of the vase.

The built up pattern 2 will form upper and lower shoulders 5and 6 with the body of.

the vase 1. These shoulders are filled in with a plastic composition, gradually tapering to a feather edge withthe jar 1, as shown at 7 and .8. The jar may now be burnt again or tile, on an sun dried, as desired, and it may also be dyed or colored in any manner togive it an antique appearance.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modified form I of the invention in which a vase 9 is provided with a recessed zone 10, the depth of the recess 10 corresponding tothe thickness of the tiles 3. The tiles are appliedin this pattern in the same manner as described in connection with the vase 1. Since the thickness of the tiles is the same as the depth of the recess 10, the outer face of thepattern will be flush with the adjacent face of the vase 9 and it is un necessary to eliminate any shoulders formed by the projecting tiles. However, the dis advantage of the method shown in connection with Fig. 3 is that the tiles, must be of a size to exactly fit the width of the zone 10.

It will be obvious that any mosaic pattern may be formed on they surface of ceramics by my method and the multi-colored tiles may be of any shape or a combination of them,

.using variously shaped and colored tilesin forming the pattern.

Various changes may be madeby those skilled in the art without departingfrom the spirit of my invention as claimed.

Iclaim: I 1. A method of surface ornamentation for ceramics comprising cementing tiles in'the form of a design-to the outer surface of a ceramic, and applying a plastic composition on the ceramic adjacent the design to make the same flush with the body of the ceramic.

1 -2. A method of surface ornamentation for ceramics comprising cementing multi-colored tiles in the form of a design to the outer surface of a ceramic, said cementing including the application of a .plastic composition, be-

tween" the body of'the' ceramic and the tiles.

3. A method of surface ornamentation for ceramics comprising cementing multi-colored glazed tiles in the form of a design to the outer surface of aceramic, and making the body of the ceramic flush with the outer edges of the design,

7 4. A ceramic provided with a surface ornamentation in the form of a design made by cementing colored tiles to the surface thereof, the body of the ceramic adjacent said design being flush therewith.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

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